Monthly Archives: January 2003

Israel had already begun to worship the idols of Midian and Moab. God’s wrath brought punishment on his people, and Moses failed to fully obey God’s command. God had commanded swift retribution on the chiefs, and it didn’t come. Phinehas’ … Continue reading →

We all care too much about other people; not their wellbeing, but whether they have more than us or not. It can be material goods, position, even godliness, but we desperately want to have more of it than anyone else. … Continue reading →

It is a real mystery that God grants to the Church: to be able to corporately discern errors and apply judgement with the promise that it will so be done in heaven! This is not a license for authoritarianism, but … Continue reading →

Moses was God’s man for Israel: personally appointed by God, who met with him face to face. In every situation where Moses’ leadership was called into question God backed him up 100%. But one time (Numbers 20:9-12) Moses overstepped the … Continue reading →

The land God had promised to the Israelites was magnificent – wonderful produce, great cities, imposing people – just what you might expect God to give them. But the spies looked on the task of conquest as their task, not … Continue reading →